Williston Weather in 1972

Historical record of Williston, North Dakota weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Williston Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	August 13
Lowest temperature	-33 °F	January 14
Highest daily low	64 °F	August 20
Lowest daily high	-20 °F	January 26
Most daily precipitation	1.8 inches	August 14
Most daily snow	4.0 inches	February 23
Total annual precipitation	18.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	38.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Williston in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Williston, North Dakota in 1972 was 99 °F which happened on August 13.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Williston in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Aug 13
2	98 °F	Aug 12
3	97 °F	Aug 11
4	95 °F	Aug 29
5	94 °F	Aug 30
5	94 °F	May 17
7	92 °F	Aug 28
7	92 °F	May 18
9	91 °F	Sep 9
10	90 °F	Jul 29
10	90 °F	Jul 10

What was the coldest temperature in Williston in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Williston, North Dakota in 1972 was -33 °F which happened on Jan 14.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Williston in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-33 °F	January 14
2	-32 °F	January 26
3	-31 °F	December 8
3	-31 °F	December 6
5	-29 °F	December 7
6	-28 °F	December 9
6	-28 °F	December 4
6	-28 °F	January 27
9	-27 °F	December 5
9	-27 °F	January 28
9	-27 °F	January 25
9	-27 °F	January 15

January 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	30	14	0.00	0.0
January 2	20	5	0.00	0.0
January 3	6	-12	0.00	0.0
January 4	7	-19	0.00	0.0
January 5	24	5	0.00	0.0
January 6	34	9	0.00	0.0
January 7	33	14	0.00	0.0
January 8	33	27	0.00	0.0
January 9	39	4	0.00	0.0
January 10	30	11	0.05	1.0
January 11	20	4	0.02	0.0
January 12	17	-2	0.02	0.0
January 13	-2	-24	0.02	0.0
January 14	-19	-33	0.00	0.0
January 15	16	-27	0.00	0.0
January 16	41	12	0.00	0.0
January 17	44	28	0.00	0.0
January 18	38	-8	0.00	0.0
January 19	0	-14	0.02	0.0
January 20	0	-12	0.07	2.0
January 21	22	-10	0.00	0.0
January 22	2	-9	0.00	0.0
January 23	2	-6	0.02	0.0
January 24	-4	-14	0.09	1.0
January 25	-14	-27	0.00	0.0
January 26	-20	-32	0.00	0.0
January 27	-16	-28	0.02	1.0
January 28	-5	-27	0.00	0.0
January 29	7	-8	0.00	0.0
January 30	25	-1	0.00	0.0
January 31	22	10	0.00	0.0

February 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	12	-6	0.00	0.0
February 2	4	-21	0.00	0.0
February 3	4	-11	0.00	0.0
February 4	2	-19	0.00	0.0
February 5	4	-4	0.00	0.0
February 6	4	-16	0.00	0.0
February 7	4	-7	0.15	2.0
February 8	2	-18	0.00	0.0
February 9	11	-1	0.10	1.0
February 10	20	-11	0.00	0.0
February 11	28	9	0.00	0.0
February 12	32	19	0.00	0.0
February 13	40	26	0.00	0.0
February 14	36	10	0.00	0.0
February 15	27	4	0.00	0.0
February 16	42	20	0.12	1.0
February 17	39	12	0.00	0.0
February 18	34	8	0.00	0.0
February 19	37	18	0.00	0.0
February 20	45	24	0.00	0.0
February 21	29	0	0.00	0.0
February 22	18	2	0.00	0.0
February 23	15	-1	0.30	4.0
February 24	7	-2	0.00	0.0
February 25	11	-11	0.00	0.0
February 26	7	-10	0.05	1.0
February 27	10	-3	0.12	1.0
February 28	8	2	0.13	1.0
February 29	7	0	0.24	3.0

March 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	6	-13	0.00	0.0
March 2	2	-25	0.01	0.0
March 3	5	-20	0.08	1.0
March 4	6	-20	0.00	0.0
March 5	22	-14	0.00	0.0
March 6	44	15	0.00	0.0
March 7	16	-2	0.00	0.0
March 8	22	-3	0.00	0.0
March 9	24	0	0.00	0.0
March 10	43	16	0.00	0.0
March 11	41	27	0.00	0.0
March 12	47	25	0.00	0.0
March 13	49	30	0.00	0.0
March 14	46	33	0.00	0.0
March 15	49	32	0.00	0.0
March 16	48	29	0.00	0.0
March 17	48	34	0.12	0.0
March 18	61	30	0.00	0.0
March 19	61	30	0.00	0.0
March 20	53	34	0.16	0.0
March 21	51	30	0.00	0.0
March 22	48	28	0.00	0.0
March 23	46	27	0.00	0.0
March 24	43	31	0.16	0.0
March 25	44	23	0.00	0.0
March 26	40	26	0.26	2.0
March 27	31	19	0.09	1.0
March 28	28	6	0.00	0.0
March 29	32	11	0.00	0.0
March 30	31	15	0.02	0.0
March 31	38	12	0.00	0.0

April 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	44	19	0.00	0.0
April 2	42	26	0.00	0.0
April 3	33	14	0.00	0.0
April 4	38	10	0.00	0.0
April 5	66	25	0.00	0.0
April 6	65	37	0.00	0.0
April 7	53	31	0.23	0.0
April 8	55	31	0.00	0.0
April 9	57	33	0.00	0.0
April 10	56	28	0.00	0.0
April 11	48	31	0.39	2.0
April 12	47	35	0.81	0.0
April 13	46	33	0.28	0.0
April 14	59	29	0.02	0.0
April 15	64	35	0.00	0.0
April 16	60	26	0.02	0.0
April 17	38	30	0.09	0.0
April 18	46	24	0.00	0.0
April 19	52	29	0.00	0.0
April 20	56	32	0.00	0.0
April 21	64	34	0.00	0.0
April 22	63	37	0.00	0.0
April 23	46	26	0.00	0.0
April 24	52	26	0.00	0.0
April 25	63	40	0.00	0.0
April 26	61	40	0.00	0.0
April 27	59	29	0.00	0.0
April 28	57	35	0.00	0.0
April 29	57	40	0.00	0.0
April 30	55	45	0.03	0.0

May 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	56	41	0.74
May 2	53	41	0.25
May 3	56	31	0.00
May 4	64	32	0.00
May 5	59	38	0.09
May 6	50	23	0.00
May 7	50	35	0.00
May 8	55	34	0.00
May 9	55	31	0.00
May 10	53	42	0.32
May 11	50	45	0.48
May 12	53	44	0.05
May 13	71	41	0.00
May 14	81	46	0.00
May 15	83	49	0.00
May 16	87	51	0.00
May 17	94	56	0.04
May 18	92	61	0.00
May 19	81	52	0.09
May 20	62	48	0.13
May 21	79	48	0.05
May 22	80	56	0.44
May 23	72	47	0.00
May 24	73	48	0.00
May 25	74	55	0.59
May 26	66	53	0.80
May 27	65	51	0.31
May 28	61	52	0.22
May 29	71	44	0.00
May 30	74	50	0.00
May 31	81	49	0.00

June 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	87	55	0.00
June 2	83	56	0.07
June 3	82	50	0.00
June 4	82	49	0.04
June 5	78	49	0.00
June 6	84	53	0.00
June 7	86	58	0.00
June 8	85	58	0.49
June 9	70	57	0.13
June 10	66	55	0.00
June 11	84	57	0.00
June 12	78	50	0.00
June 13	71	52	0.27
June 14	70	47	0.00
June 15	71	48	0.00
June 16	81	52	0.00
June 17	79	57	0.03
June 18	79	57	0.00
June 19	72	42	0.00
June 20	69	40	0.00
June 21	73	45	0.00
June 22	79	54	0.00
June 23	79	58	0.01
June 24	77	58	0.01
June 25	77	59	0.69
June 26	72	58	0.00
June 27	74	52	0.06
June 28	81	54	0.00
June 29	84	58	0.00
June 30	84	52	0.00

July 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	84	48	0.00
July 2	65	43	0.00
July 3	67	47	0.00
July 4	72	42	0.00
July 5	77	48	0.00
July 6	77	47	0.00
July 7	79	51	0.00
July 8	79	49	0.00
July 9	89	61	0.00
July 10	90	58	0.04
July 11	75	51	0.00
July 12	77	47	0.00
July 13	81	57	0.00
July 14	76	54	0.00
July 15	77	53	0.00
July 16	75	51	0.24
July 17	73	46	0.03
July 18	70	48	0.20
July 19	63	46	0.57
July 20	68	41	0.05
July 21	61	51	0.49
July 22	75	53	0.00
July 23	76	52	0.00
July 24	78	53	0.00
July 25	78	53	0.51
July 26	78	54	0.00
July 27	80	60	0.00
July 28	83	54	0.15
July 29	90	59	0.00
July 30	89	61	0.00
July 31	77	49	0.00

August 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	82	60	0.00
August 2	76	51	0.00
August 3	72	47	0.00
August 4	78	44	0.00
August 5	88	52	0.09
August 6	77	50	0.00
August 7	80	55	0.03
August 8	78	48	0.00
August 9	88	53	0.00
August 10	88	59	0.00
August 11	97	57	0.00
August 12	98	61	0.00
August 13	99	59	0.00
August 14	81	61	1.79
August 15	80	61	0.00
August 16	87	59	0.00
August 17	88	63	0.00
August 18	85	57	0.00
August 19	84	57	0.05
August 20	70	64	0.20
August 21	71	60	0.53
August 22	74	52	0.00
August 23	74	50	0.00
August 24	77	49	0.00
August 25	80	51	0.00
August 26	86	54	0.00
August 27	89	58	0.00
August 28	92	59	0.00
August 29	95	57	0.00
August 30	94	60	0.00
August 31	85	45	0.00

September 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	69	39	0.00	0.0
September 2	72	46	0.00	0.0
September 3	78	44	0.00	0.0
September 4	74	45	0.00	0.0
September 5	80	39	0.00	0.0
September 6	80	42	0.02	0.0
September 7	58	40	0.03	0.0
September 8	81	39	0.00	0.0
September 9	91	51	0.00	0.0
September 10	83	52	0.00	0.0
September 11	67	42	0.00	0.0
September 12	64	45	0.32	0.0
September 13	66	46	0.03	0.0
September 14	76	45	0.00	0.0
September 15	75	44	0.00	0.0
September 16	64	51	0.00	0.0
September 17	65	47	0.03	0.0
September 18	74	40	0.00	0.0
September 19	87	61	0.00	0.0
September 20	79	49	0.00	0.0
September 21	62	24	0.00	0.0
September 22	67	44	0.00	0.0
September 23	62	40	0.00	0.0
September 24	51	39	0.42	0.0
September 25	45	32	0.59	2.0
September 26	35	28	0.29	0.0
September 27	43	32	0.00	0.0
September 28	45	30	0.00	0.0
September 29	53	30	0.00	0.0
September 30	66	44	0.00	0.0

October 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	73	40	0.00	0.0
October 2	71	41	0.00	0.0
October 3	72	36	0.00	0.0
October 4	72	39	0.00	0.0
October 5	56	36	0.01	0.0
October 6	63	25	0.00	0.0
October 7	69	43	0.00	0.0
October 8	66	42	0.00	0.0
October 9	68	38	0.00	0.0
October 10	69	35	0.00	0.0
October 11	41	24	0.00	0.0
October 12	64	23	0.00	0.0
October 13	64	35	0.00	0.0
October 14	52	24	0.00	0.0
October 15	55	24	0.00	0.0
October 16	55	34	0.00	0.0
October 17	42	20	0.00	0.0
October 18	35	9	0.00	0.0
October 19	61	19	0.00	0.0
October 20	61	32	0.00	0.0
October 21	56	26	0.00	0.0
October 22	53	37	0.00	0.0
October 23	54	30	0.00	0.0
October 24	52	36	0.00	0.0
October 25	57	36	0.00	0.0
October 26	56	38	0.00	0.0
October 27	40	17	0.00	0.0
October 28	39	24	0.00	0.0
October 29	35	25	0.25	3.0
October 30	28	18	0.08	1.0
October 31	28	3	0.00	0.0

November 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	40	16	0.00
November 2	35	19	0.00
November 3	48	28	0.00
November 4	45	26	0.00
November 5	40	32	0.00
November 6	40	32	0.01
November 7	43	25	0.00
November 8	39	25	0.00
November 9	33	27	0.00
November 10	31	23	0.00
November 11	27	23	0.00
November 12	27	19	0.00
November 13	25	18	0.00
November 14	34	15	0.00
November 15	34	19	0.00
November 16	32	24	0.00
November 17	32	21	0.00
November 18	30	23	0.00
November 19	38	25	0.00
November 20	34	22	0.00
November 21	32	28	0.00
November 22	40	23	0.00
November 23	53	24	0.00
November 24	45	29	0.03
November 25	39	25	0.00
November 26	36	25	0.06
November 27	32	20	0.01
November 28	26	6	0.02
November 29	35	3	0.00
November 30	33	20	0.00

December 1972 Williston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	31	10	0.08	1.0
December 2	12	-8	0.15	3.0
December 3	-8	-23	0.00	0.0
December 4	-9	-28	0.00	0.0
December 5	-10	-27	0.00	0.0
December 6	-11	-31	0.00	0.0
December 7	-12	-29	0.00	0.0
December 8	-12	-31	0.00	0.0
December 9	-11	-28	0.00	0.0
December 10	7	-23	0.00	0.0
December 11	19	-9	0.00	0.0
December 12	19	-7	0.00	0.0
December 13	6	-14	0.00	0.0
December 14	11	-10	0.00	0.0
December 15	10	-14	0.00	0.0
December 16	24	-6	0.00	0.0
December 17	38	15	0.00	0.0
December 18	38	20	0.06	0.0
December 19	35	12	0.02	0.0
December 20	37	22	0.00	0.0
December 21	44	23	0.00	0.0
December 22	40	30	0.00	0.0
December 23	32	7	0.00	0.0
December 24	36	10	0.00	0.0
December 25	35	8	0.00	0.0
December 26	38	16	0.00	0.0
December 27	42	23	0.00	0.0
December 28	33	27	0.00	0.0
December 29	29	11	0.10	1.0
December 30	13	6	0.14	2.0
December 31	8	-6	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1957–2024	Williston Experimental Farm	location
1894–1956	Sloulin Field International Airport	location